Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

flexographic press operatortoscreen printer

A flexographic press operator already meets 67% of what the screen printer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From flexographic press operator
67%
Overlap1
To screen printer
27 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
40.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 40.7

This move: 40.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the screen printer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the flexographic press operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A screen printer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a flexographic press operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held polygraphy arts and humanities
  • already held determine colour shades handling and moving
  • already held screen printing inks arts and humanities
  • already held prepare printing form working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mix ink handling and moving
  • already held inspect printing output information skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 13 the screen printer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate screen printing press required
  • required, not held prepare screen printing required
  • required, not held adjust drying process to goods required
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held screen printing process required
  • optional, not held screen printing machines optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held clean equipment required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held use doctor blade required
05 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held verify feasibility optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a screen printer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held determine colour shades skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare printing form skill
  • already held printing on large scale machines knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held screen printing inks knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held inspect printing output skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • already held mix ink skill
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held polygraphy knowledge
  • already held printing media knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held screen printing machines optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
  • optional, not held verify feasibility optional
11 held skills the screen printer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean ink rollers skill
  • not needed by the target role flexography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage process of flexographic print skill
  • not needed by the target role narrow web flexographic printing press knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate flexographic printing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
  • not needed by the target role process printing input skill
  • not needed by the target role produce prepress proof skill
  • not needed by the target role tend laser marking machine skill
  • not needed by the target role wide web flexographic printing press knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held screen printing process required
  • optional, not held screen printing machines optional
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from flexographic press operator

Full index of moves from flexographic press operator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.